Pottawatomie County adopts new wind, solar ordinances [Video]

Council Bluffs, Iowa (WOWT) – Pottawattamie County is adopting new wind and solar laws. The county started considering new ordinances last August but was met with considerable community pushback.

The last time Pottawattamie County updated its regulations for wind turbines was in 2007, and before Tuesday, the county had no regulations for solar farms.

Now, officials say the new regulations will keep up with the growing and evolving renewable energy industry and protect the people who live in the county.

Board Supervisor Susan Miller, along with the four other Pottawattamie elected officials, have been considering community input on wind and solar regulations for the past six months.

“We’ve come a long way with this one,” Miller said at Tuesday’s meeting, where the board made the final approval for the new regulations.

Matt Wyant, the county’s director of planning, was the person who made sure the county put pen to paper on community concerns.

“It was a great process …